iPhone maker Apple has another reason to celebrate after emerging victorious in its iCloud storage lawsuit.
The company’s iCloud storage is a sensitive topic for users with Apple devices as they don’t want to pay any kind of monthly fee, but also feel the 5GB monthly plan that’s for free is never enough.
Today, Apple came out on top of a lawsuit that accused the company of illegal monopoly practices for matters like digital storage. The case claimed that this forced Apple users to pay more money for iCloud.
As per District Judge Eumi Lee from California, plaintiffs failed to prove how Apple was in violation of the federal antitrust law. However, they do now have the option to alter the complaints and refile this case.
The case said that the Cupertino firm was in violation of the antitrust law by enticing clients to use its iCloud to back up important data and the device’s setting files. However, it denied that it did anything wrong or unlawful.
Soon after that, we saw plaintiffs arguing how Apple served as a monopoly for cloud storage on devices, as no other alternative offerings could perform specific functions like powering any iPhone restore. On top of that, the company was accused of artificially raising the prices for iCloud storage.
After dismissing this case, the Judge says all the claims are very skeptical. She explained how inflating prices actually works to promote archrivals to enhance production so they get a share of the market that Apple dominates.
Furthermore, the judge denied claims that buying iCloud storage is necessary for users. There was not substantial evidence about any monopoly power in the cloud storage industry, she shared. So if you're thinking the company’s 5GB storage for iCloud is changing anything soon, then that’s not the case and neither are the options for paid storage.
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The company’s iCloud storage is a sensitive topic for users with Apple devices as they don’t want to pay any kind of monthly fee, but also feel the 5GB monthly plan that’s for free is never enough.
Today, Apple came out on top of a lawsuit that accused the company of illegal monopoly practices for matters like digital storage. The case claimed that this forced Apple users to pay more money for iCloud.
As per District Judge Eumi Lee from California, plaintiffs failed to prove how Apple was in violation of the federal antitrust law. However, they do now have the option to alter the complaints and refile this case.
The case said that the Cupertino firm was in violation of the antitrust law by enticing clients to use its iCloud to back up important data and the device’s setting files. However, it denied that it did anything wrong or unlawful.
Soon after that, we saw plaintiffs arguing how Apple served as a monopoly for cloud storage on devices, as no other alternative offerings could perform specific functions like powering any iPhone restore. On top of that, the company was accused of artificially raising the prices for iCloud storage.
After dismissing this case, the Judge says all the claims are very skeptical. She explained how inflating prices actually works to promote archrivals to enhance production so they get a share of the market that Apple dominates.
Furthermore, the judge denied claims that buying iCloud storage is necessary for users. There was not substantial evidence about any monopoly power in the cloud storage industry, she shared. So if you're thinking the company’s 5GB storage for iCloud is changing anything soon, then that’s not the case and neither are the options for paid storage.
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